Blue Cypress Books

Blue Cypress Books Selling new and quality secondhand books on historic Oak Street. Welcome!

Since 2008, Blue Cypress Books has been one the best bookstores in New Orleans, Louisiana. We sell, buy, and trade a wide range of classic and contemporary fiction, poetry, art, science fiction, mystery, and antiquarian works, along with collectibles and all genres of non-fiction, such as history, science and cookbooks. We have the largest selection of secondhand children's books in stock Come in today and find your next favorite book!

scenes of book-life-week-fortnight
09/11/2026

scenes of book-life-week-fortnight

09/06/2026

We were closed! Now we aren’t! Which is to say we’re open right meow. Until 4pm! Except then we will actually on purpose be closed tomorrow! Ah!

a fresh stack of secondhand finds that LeeAnna (LeeAnna) thought you might like to peep 👀these are all priced $8-$12 exc...
09/01/2026

a fresh stack of secondhand finds that LeeAnna (LeeAnna) thought you might like to peep 👀

these are all priced $8-$12 except for Bury Our Bones ($25) because it is interesting & signed

if one (or 6) is calling your name, swing by soon!! or dm us with a compliment and a pick up date, and we’ll hold it behind the counter for ya

Every day has its dog, Bartholomew, and Monday night will be ours! Your copies of The Knave and The Moon have arrived, a...
08/31/2026

Every day has its dog, Bartholomew, and Monday night will be ours! Your copies of The Knave and The Moon have arrived, and they are dreaammmmmy.
 
Join us to read under the twinkle lights with crafts, drinks, snacks, and a bunch of your closet bookstore pals until midnight, at which point you can keep reading. But it can be The Knave and The Moon. And it can be at your home instead.
 
🗡️🌑 Read-til-Midnight Release Party
The Knave & The Moon by Rachel Gillig
Monday, August 31 • 10:30pm
 
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✨ Claim Thy Tome
Preorder The Knave & The Moon (from us) (if you haven’t already)
 
✨ Declare Thy Attendance
Let us know you’ll be joining with an RSVP (link in bio)
 
✨ Gather Thy Comforts
Bring your own booklight and some sleepover-style floor pallet supplies for a cozy night of reading, crafting, TKATM giveaways, and light fare & festive librations.

We’re never recovering from this book, Bartholomews. You’re invited to come hang out about it. Join us to read under the...
08/29/2026

We’re never recovering from this book, Bartholomews. You’re invited to come hang out about it.
 
Join us to read under the twinkle lights with crafts, drinks, snacks, and a bunch of your closet bookstore pals until midnight, at which point you can keep reading. But it can be The Knave and The Moon. And it can be at your home instead.
 
🗡️🌑 Read-til-Midnight Release Party
The Knave & The Moon by Rachel Gillig
Monday, August 31 • 10:30pm
 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 
✨ Claim Thy Tome
Preorder The Knave & The Moon (from us) (if you haven’t already)
 
✨ Declare Thy Attendance
Let us know you’ll be joining with an RSVP (link in bio)
 
✨ Gather Thy Comforts
Bring your own booklight and some sleepover-style floor pallet supplies for a cozy night of reading, crafting, TKATM giveaways, and light fare & festive librations.

what a fantastic six(ish) weeks of book(ish) events, thanks for hanging with us 🥰7/15 | On Humidity & Humanity: an eveni...
08/29/2026

what a fantastic six(ish) weeks of book(ish) events, thanks for hanging with us 🥰

7/15 | On Humidity & Humanity: an evening with Louisiana Poets Laureate Gina Ferrara & Alison Pelegrin, hosted by Benjamin Morris, in partnership with our pals at LEH
 
Alison Pelegrin
Louisiana Humanities

7/18 | The Writer’s Desk featuring Alexis L. Menard (and lots of giggling) ✨
 
Alexis L. Menard

7/19 | The Coterie: a monthly literary salon for the highly curious and marginally snooty 🎩 (this one was about making bad art for good)

7/19 | The Coterie: a monthly literary salon for the highly curious and marginally snooty 🎩

7/23 | Vibe Check: Because Your S*x Ed Probably Sucked. We brought together Myisha Battle (clinical sexologist), Alys Murray (romance novelist), and Dynamo (erotic boutique) for a sex-positive, pleasure-forward, educational evening to reclaim some of those missing chapters from health class 💕
 
Myisha Battle
Alys Murray
Dynamo | Women-owned adult boutique

7/19 | Alys Murray: novelist, screenwriter, director, icon 💕

7/27 | Krewe of ARC: Anne of Green Gables, filled with the most kindred of spirits ☁️

7/27 | Krewe of ARC: Anne of Green Gables, filled with the most yappy of spirits ☁️

7/30 | The HEA Club: Scandal of the Summer, featuring author Alexandra Vasti  🏴‍☠️💜

Alexandra Vasti
Hannah

7/30 | The HEA Club: Scandal of the Summer, featuring author Alexandra Vasti  🏴‍☠️💜 and portraits by our Hannah

Alexandra Vasti
Hannah

8/4 | The Guild: Beasts of Prey, with lots of hand talking

8/4 | The Guild: Beasts of Prey, with special surprise puppy guest ⚔️

8/9 | Working Title: A Monthly Writing Group of Writers Writing 📓

8/15 | Bookstore Romance Day, featuring Bookish Matchmaking with Farrah Rochon & Alexandra Vasti 💖
 
Farrah Rochon
Alexandra Vasti

8/15 | Bookstore Romance Day, featuring Bookish Matchmaking with Farrah Rochon & Alexandra Vasti 💖
 
Farrah Rochon
Alexandra Vasti

8/15 | Bookstore Romance Evening, directed by Nancy & Nora 🌷 cozy games edition

8/15 | Bookstore Romance Evening, directed by Nancy & Nora 🌷romcom + crafting edition

8/25 | The HEA Club: Plus Size Player, featuring lots of our favorite faces💜

8/25 | The HEA Cl

Voting closes at 11:59pm tonight (8/28)! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ∙ One ballot per person∙ For your ballot to count, you hav...
08/28/2026

Voting closes at 11:59pm tonight (8/28)!

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∙ One ballot per person
∙ For your ballot to count, you have to submit at least 20 votes
∙ Click “VOTE” after each write-in to save your selection.
 
Thank you! We love you!

tomorrow called, she said it’s time to get your life together 🤠🫶
08/27/2026

tomorrow called, she said it’s time to get your life together 🤠🫶

Gambit’s Best Of New Orleans voting is happening now! For the last 8 years or so, y’all have kept us among the top three...
08/26/2026

Gambit’s Best Of New Orleans voting is happening now!
 
For the last 8 years or so, y’all have kept us among the top three of your favorite bookstores in town. At the risk of being earnest, we kinda love it. It’s like our super bowl. Our world cup. Our other-famous-sports-thing (?) with like, societally-created stakes where people run around in costumes but in a way that creates indispensable, deeply important community? Yeah, like that. But really, we love being counted in that number, and we’re super grateful y’all keep putting us there.
 
Voting is open til the end of this week, and if we are in fact your favorite locally owned bookstore, we’d be honored if you’d cast a vote for us as such again this year. Check out the rules and visit http://bestofneworleans.com/2026 (link in bio) to cast your votes, and then use the template in our story to shout out your favorite local businesses.
 
∙ Voting is open now through August 28
∙ One ballot per person
∙ For your ballot to count, you have to submit at least 20 votes
∙ Click “VOTE” after each write-in to save your selection.
 
Thank you! We love you!

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8123 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA
70118

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6am
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5am
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+15043520096

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